From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Dec 19 18: 6:54 2000 From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 19 18:06:51 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from smtp02.teb1.iconnet.net (smtp02.teb1.iconnet.net [209.3.218.43]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6706E37B400 for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:06:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from bellatlantic.net (client-151-198-117-203.nnj.dialup.bellatlantic.net [151.198.117.203]) by smtp02.teb1.iconnet.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id VAA27144; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 21:00:00 -0500 (EST) Sender: root@smtp02.teb1.iconnet.net Message-ID: <3A4012A0.44B4CEED@bellatlantic.net> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 21:00:00 -0500 From: Sergey Babkin X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 4.0-19990626-CURRENT i386) X-Accept-Language: en, ru MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Dennis Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT References: <5.0.0.25.0.20001219120619.020cbac0@mail.etinc.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Dennis wrote: > > I didnt "praise" closed source. I said there is arguable reasoning behind > preferring supported binary drivers that work over incomplete source > drivers. Selecting an OS based solely on this criteria is just plain > stupid. Drivers generally do not require changes unless they are buggy. And And buggy they usually are. In some cases it's just unbelievable what kinds of morons write these drivers (if you want an example, look for the company named "Longshine"). > We have a saying in the US. "communism failed because its very essence > breeds mediocrity". Your inabiltity to understand a business model that > includes protecting corporate-funded assets, when MOST of the world's > corporations adhere exclusively to such a model, shows how little you know > about business in general. The drivers are _not_ assets. When I buy a piece of hardware I very reasonably expect that it would come with drivers or at least the manual on how to write these. It's a part of the deal. There are absolutely no reasons for the card manufacturers to withhold this information, their hardware is their copyright protection device and source of profit. -SB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message